Chapter Twenty-Eight: Surprised
In the first year of Jingding, 1260 A.D., the twenty-fourth day of the first month. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Wu Shaogang, who had been away from his hometown for more than a year, finally returned to his hometown and returned to the village.
With the memory in his mind, Wu Shaogang went straight to the north of the village.
The path in the village is not very wide, and the coachman needs to pay attention at all times and follow Wu Shaogang and the others carefully, so as not to fall into the ditch next to the road, after all, the weight of the things on their carriage is not light.
There was no one to be seen along the way, it should be said that it was still within the first month, and most of the farmers should be at home.
Wu Shaogang didn't care so much, and went straight in the direction of home.
Three empty huts in the middle of the wilderness came into view.
There were no other houses around the hut, not even a little fenced off with a wooden fence, although most of the houses in the villages and towns were some distance, and the houses gathered together were all the houses of the rich families in the village or the houses of the Lizheng, Jiashou and the elderly, or even the manor, but there was no such lonely house to be seen.
Memories remind Wu Shaogang that this is his home.
Looking at the lonely three thatched huts, Wu Shaogang was a little stunned, he had thought that his family might be extremely difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so much.
Outside the house, there was a boy who was chopping wood hard, and his thin body made people feel very distressed.
When the boy looked up, he saw the crowd and the horses coming, and his face turned pale with fright, and he held the axe in his hand in a daze, not knowing what to do.
When he saw the boy, Wu Shaogang's heart instantly moved, and a familiar feeling came to his heart.
This boy is his younger brother, twelve-year-old Wu Shaozun.
At the age of twelve, it is the time to grow up, and it is not uncommon for children in the countryside to help the family do some things as much as they can at this age, but Wu Shaozun is too small and his body is too thin, as if a gust of wind can blow it away.
The fear and helplessness in Wu Shaozun's eyes deeply stung Wu Shaogang.
After dismounting, he walked quickly in front of Wu Shaozun, and Wu Shaogang pressed his shoulder hard to speak.
"Brother, why don't you know me?"
Wu Shaozun didn't recognize his brother, but he was frightened by the formation in front of him, he didn't know how to speak, and he didn't know how to move, which was exactly the same as Wu Shaogang's performance on the battlefield.
It wasn't until Wu Shao just opened his mouth that Wu Shaozun reacted.
"Boom...
The axe fell on the firewood, making a series of sounds, Wu Shaozun didn't have time to answer, turned his head and ran towards the house, shouting loudly as he ran.
"Dad, mother, brother is back...
Wu Shaogang turned his head and looked at Zhang Binghui.
Zhang Binghui lowered his head and didn't speak, in fact, everyone is the same, the family is not much better, if there is no way, how can he choose to enter the army.
"Cough, cough, cough... Shao Gang, you're back... ”
A middle-aged man with half gray hair, and a middle-aged woman with a weak body, some yellow hair, and a thin body, supported each other and staggered out of the house.
At this moment, Wu Shaogang's eyes were a little moist.
This is his father Wu Qiming and mother Xu Zongying.
Wu Shaogang, who crossed over, has an extraordinary rationality, and his identity before crossing made him hide his emotions very deeply, and the words he saw and said in his eyes were extremely rational, even emotionless, but when he saw this scene in front of him, he almost couldn't help it.
With rich experience, Wu Shaogang quickly made a judgment that his father Wu Qiming and mother Xu Zongying were not in good health, and they had no ability to work at all, perhaps because of long-term fatigue, which led to a complete collapse of their bodies.
Wu Qiming should have a problem with his lungs or kidneys, and he has a premature aging situation, while Xu Zongying is completely caused by poor life and malnutrition.
No wonder Wu Shaogang, as the eldest son, will enter the army.
With such a judgment, the rational Wu Shaogang has long forgiven the parents of this body.
Without the slightest hesitation, Wu Shaogang hurriedly stepped forward and helped Wu Qiming and Xu Zongying.
"Dad, mother, I'm back."
Facing Wu Shaogang's outstretched hand, Wu Qiming flinched slightly, with fear and guilt in his eyes.
Xu Zongying's eyes revealed distress, and there was a faint layer of tears.
It can be seen that the deceased teenager has a very bad attitude towards his parents, after all, he is young and does not experience the world, where can he understand the helplessness and hardship of his parents.
"Shao Gang, I know you feel uncomfortable, and there was no way to do it at the beginning...
"Dad, mother, don't talk about this, let's go home first."
Wu Shaogang supported Wu Qiming with his right hand, pulled Xu Zongying with his left hand, and slowly walked towards the middle room.
Zhang Binghui and the coachman waited silently outside, motionless.
Wu Shaozun looked at Zhang Binghui and the others in fear, followed behind, and walked towards the house.
Entering the room, Wu Shaogang's eyes became even more sour.
The house was empty, there was a table in the middle, one of the legs was broken, and there were a few stones underneath, barely maintaining balance, and in the left corner of the room, there was a small wooden cabinet, a door of the cabinet was no longer visible, and a few broken bowls could be seen in the cabinet, and in the right corner of the room, there was a jar, which was used by rural households to store grain.
There were doors to the left and right that led to the other two rooms, but this was not a door, a large hole dug out of the wall
Wu Shaogang didn't speak, and first walked towards the house on the right.
On the right is the kitchen, with a large stove in the middle of the room, a pot on the stove, a water tank made of stone on the left side of the stove, and a pile of chopped firewood on the right.
When I opened the lid of the pot, a rancid smell came, and the pot was black and mushy.
Wu Shaogang turned around and walked towards the house on the left.
This is supposed to be a bedroom, separated by a straw curtain.
The tattered cotton wool on the bed made Wu Shaogang unbelievable, how to survive the cold winter covered with these cotton wool.
Lifting the curtain, Wu Shaogang was stunned for a moment.
A little girl slept on the bed, covered with black cotton wool, there was almost no meat on her face, it was skin and bones, and the little girl's eyes revealed a frightened look, looking at Wu Shaogang.
"Little sister, what's wrong with you."
Wu Shaogang stepped forward and was about to touch the little girl's forehead, which was his habitual action.
"Brother, don't, I'm not wearing clothes...
Wu Shaogang was thundered, and he couldn't help it, so he turned around and walked to the middle room.
"Dad, mother, what's going on, how did the family become like this...
In Wu Shaogang's vague memory, the family should not be like this, although it is poor, it will not be in such a situation.
Wu Qiming looked at Wu Shaogang and lowered his head in shame, while Xu Zongying began to wipe his tears silently.
Wu Shaogang's face was a little red, he endured it for a while, and strode out of the room.
"Zhang Binghui, let the coachman leave the carriage and pay them money, I bought all the carriages, and the horses were led by them, you go and tell Ma Long, who is waiting outside the village, send two people, take the silver, go to the town to buy some things, and the rest will come to the house, you remember, buy these things back as quickly as possible, don't care about the price...
Wu Shao just began to instruct that there were a lot of things to be bought, such as pots and pans, tent quilts, tables, chairs and benches, including necessary clothes, and so on.
"Invite the best Langzhong in the town, the best tailor, book three tables of the best banquet, and let the guys from the wine shop send it, okay, Zhang Binghui, you go and arrange it."
Wu Shaogang, who was standing outside, was reluctant to enter the house, he was afraid that he would not be able to control it, such poverty, it was really something he didn't expect, the vague memory was not like this, could it be that something happened at home, you must know that this is the New Year, even if it is a poor family, the New Year is also to improve life.
Wu Qiming and the others in the house did not come out.
After the coachman took the silver, he left with a thousand thanks, it was just a carriage frame, not worth much, just go back and make a new one, and this time the customer was very refreshing, but what people gave was real silver, not Jiaozi at all.
Soon, Liu Binghui came back with Du Xiaoqi and Tan Mazi, and they needed to guard the money and food on the carriage.
Ma Long and Wang Thirteen went to the town to do things according to Wu Shaogang's arrangement.
Everyone looked at Wu Shaogang and did not speak.
The scene he just experienced made Wu Shaogang feel very uncomfortable, the poverty of the family is one aspect, and what is even worse is that he found that the attitude of his family is fearful, it seems that Wu Shaogang, who is the eldest son in the family, has done very badly before, not only making his parents feel uncomfortable, but also making his younger siblings feel afraid.
I haven't seen him for more than a year, and when Wu Shaozun and Wu Shaolan saw him, they showed not happiness, but more fear and fear.
It's not nice to say, the former Wu Shaogang may be the overlord of the family.
It is no wonder that Wu Shaogang, as the eldest son, will be sent to the army.
With such a demon king in the family, who can endure it.
There are a lot of things that need to be done, since you have crossed into this body, the first task is to let your family live a good life, according to his Wu Shaogang's current strength, this is an easy matter, it seems that Jiangxia Village is not able to live, it is best to move into the capital city of Luzhou to live.
The reality of the situation at home can be slowly figured out.
Half an hour later, Ma Long and Wang Thirteen returned, followed by a string of teams.
There was movement in the village, some people came out of their homes, watching everything from afar, and some people whispered, apparently talking about something.
Wu Shaogang ignored this, he first wanted his family to have a good meal.